Leaving my Canadian city to where oh where?

[dillfly2000]

So I currently reside in one of Canada's "shit-hole" cities Winnipeg, and as fast as it's expanding it's also collapsing in on itself. Crime rates are soaring, roads are crumbling, construction is officially a season, people are not friendly despite what our license plates say, government is questionable at best & the list goes on.

So my question, I want to live oceanside, but not sure which side of the country. Left or right east or west. Any recommendations?

I was thinking BC but Nova Scotia looks so pretty and peaceful.

[JFK]

All shit holes are what you make of them

[dyna mo]

BC is fantastic. we've vacationed there a couple times.

Strathcona provincial park is a gem.

[dillfly2000]

Originally Posted by dyna mo

BC is fantastic. we've vacationed there a couple times.

Strathcona provincial park is a gem.

Yeah it is stunning. Probably would be the better choice. I frequent Korea so would definitely make traveling less of a hassle.

[fuzebox]

If I didn't live in Vancouver I'd live in Montreal. Such a cool city, and if you're from winterpeg you can handle the weather.

Spent a summer in Halifax and it was a good time as well.

BC's cost of living is super high and continues to climb year after year... It does stand for "Bring Cash".

Calgary is definitely worth checking out.

[2MuchMark]

If you come east, don't go much past Montreal or Quebec City. The east cost has some crazy snowstorms these days, and even had snow in Newfoundland 3 days ago.

The west coast is great. There's little snow if any, but it rains alot more.

If you're feeling blue, just come to Montreal this summer for a weekend or so. It's sunny, it's hot, it's sexy, and there are endless things to do.

[shake]

Sent ya a pm. Let me know if you have any coastal BC questions, happy to help

[arousr]

Come over to Montreal. I've moved from Toronto. Its peace down here and weather too not so crazy

[robwod]

Originally Posted by 2MuchMark

If you come east, don't go much past Montreal or Quebec City. The east cost has some crazy snowstorms these days, and even had snow in Newfoundland 3 days ago.

That's just craziness talking. I moved to Nova Scotia in 1989 and absolutely love it. Halifax region. We hardly get any snow any more compared to years ago. I even sold my snowmobiles because, while we might get a few storms during the winter, it doesn;t ever seem to last. It's almost rare nowadays to have snow for Christmas. Any snow to disappear within a couple of days of it falling, certainly to the point it's not worth keeping snowmobiles for local trail riding any longer.

If you watched the news this past winter, BC and the Western provinves had much more snow than we did ;)

The downside though is that our summers are getting ridiculously hot. If you have any knowledge of geography as it pertains to weather, we are basically surrounded by water and the jet stream swoops right above us, bringing warm air from the South before it turns East out over the Atlantic. It is definitely humid here at times.... but nowhere near the cold or the humidity I've every experienced in Ontario or Quebec... the lake effect snow, arctic air masses, and ridiculous humidity were ultimately what drove me to move East.

I'm partial to the Eastern Seabord, but if want to live near an ocean, you can't go wrong with either coast.

[MFCT]

Be careful about living oceanside. Al Gore warned that global warming (oops I meant climate change) will cause the oceans to flood all coastlines.

I suppose it worked long enough to bring the price down on the ocean-view villa he later bought, for $8.9 million. That's a sizable chunk of money to invest into something he's confident will be underwater in a few years.

[fuzebox]

Originally Posted by robwod

The downside though is that our summers are getting ridiculously hot. If you have any knowledge of geography as it pertains to weather, we are basically surrounded by water and the jet stream swoops right above us, bringing warm air from the South before it turns East out over the Atlantic. It is definitely humid here at times....

Does it still smell like poop

[MatureKing]

Canadians like Boys without boyfriend

[Spunky]

Good luck trying to find affordable housing in Vancouver. The rental market is non existent

[2MuchMark]

Originally Posted by arousr

Come over to Montreal. I've moved from Toronto. Its peace down here and weather too not so crazy

[dillfly2000]

I'm visiting Montreal soon. I'll get a feel or the place, might change my mind.

[shake]

Originally Posted by dillfly2000

I'm visiting Montreal soon. I'll get a feel or the place, might change my mind.

If you're single, the women there are amazing

[dillfly2000]

Originally Posted by shake

If you're single, the women there are amazing

O reallllllly, I'm not single... for now